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Word: strenuous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Dartmouth's most impressive showing in this field was at Saratoga the next year, in 1875. The crew spent a few weeks of the fall in strenuous training on the Connecticut and in Enfield Lake. Englehardt, of New York, assited in the coaching...

Author: By The Dartmouth, | Title: Dartmouth Crew of 1870 Ranked With Yale, Harvard Till Storm Ended Rowing | 11/7/1931 | See Source »

Giving special attention to the development of the B and C teams, Coach Casey put the University football squad through the first strenuous workout of the week yesterday. The major emphasis of the afternoon's practice was placed on fundamentals since these were some-what ragged in the final quarter of last Saturday's game. Tackling in particular was stressed, for the deficiency was most evident in that department...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RESERVE ELEVENS PLAY WELL IN HARD PRACTICE | 10/29/1931 | See Source »

...part of the various schools. Yet, it would probably not be as remunerative as individual charity games would be. In addition, under the Big Ten system, the charity games will undoubtedly be used to determine the championship, inasmuch as it would seem several teams are offering rather strenuous competition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rodeo Games | 10/24/1931 | See Source »

...Capone in 1930, to show that Capone offered to compromise with the Government and pay a delinquent tax on $226,000 for the years 1926-29. Capone, the letters showed, got one-sixth of the income from his syndicate's operations. As the letters were read over the strenuous objections of Snorkey's attorneys, who maintained a lawyer could not "confess" for his client, Attorney Fink heaved a sigh. "Oh, my conscience!" he sighed. "They've got him nailed to the cross...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Who Wouldn't Be Worried? | 10/19/1931 | See Source »

...University squad will hold its usual light pre-game day work-out, with little strenuous drilling in store for the Harvard footballers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DUMMY SCRIMMAGE CONSTITUTES WORK OF DAY'S PRACTICE | 10/9/1931 | See Source »

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